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Compaq PowerStorm 300
Graphics Controller Options
Windows NT and Hardware Installation
Part Number: EK−PBXAC−IN. C01/330430-003
February 1999
This guide describes the installation of the Compaq PowerStorm 300/AGP and 300/PCI
Graphics Controller options on Compaq Professional and DIGITAL Personal
Workstation (DPWS) products.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas

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  • Page 1 Graphics Controller Options Windows NT and Hardware Installation Part Number: EK−PBXAC−IN. C01/330430-003 February 1999 This guide describes the installation of the Compaq PowerStorm 300/AGP and 300/PCI Graphics Controller options on Compaq Professional and DIGITAL Personal Workstation (DPWS) products. Compaq Computer Corporation...
  • Page 2 Compaq, the Compaq logo, the Digital logo and PowerStorm registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. DEC and DIGITAL are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 PowerStorm 300/AGP Hardware Overview 1.1 Introduction ........................1–1 1.2 Module Description......................1–1 1.3 Connector Pinout ......................1–4 1.4 Specifications........................1–5 2 PowerStorm 300/PCI Hardware Overview 2.1 Introduction ........................2–1 2.2 Module Description......................2–1 2.3 Connector Pinout ......................2–3 2.4 Specifications........................
  • Page 4 4 Operation 4.1 Introduction ........................4–1 4.2 After Installation....................... 4–1 4.2.1 Changing the Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate ..........4–1 4.2.2 Managing Buffer Swap ................... 4–2 4.2.2.1 Using the Display Application............... 4–2 4.2.3 Identifying the Display Driver Version..............4–3 4.3 Using OpenGL........................4–3 4.3.1 Using OpenGL Applications ...................
  • Page 5 Tables Table 1-1 PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller Options ..........1–1 Table 1-2 Compaq PowerStorm 300/AGP Support Matrix ............. 1–2 Table 1-3 Standard 15-Pin VGA Connector Pinout ..............1–4 Table 1-4 PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller Option Specifications......1–5 Table 2-1 PowerStorm 300/PCI Graphics Controller Option ..........2–1 Table 2-2 Compaq PowerStorm 300/PCI Support Matrix............
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  • Page 7 PowerStorm 300 device drivers for Windows NT Version 4.0. Who Should Use This Guide This guide is intended for anyone who has purchased the Compaq PowerStorm 300/AGP or 300/PCI Graphics Controller option, either already installed or as an add-on. Users should have a basic understanding of Windows NT before installing PowerStorm 300 software.
  • Page 8 Preface Related Documentation • Using OpenGL ( order number AA–QMZH*–TK) DIGITAL • Microsoft Windows NT online help • PowerStorm 300 Unix Graphics Support Installation and Release Notes (AA-RELPA-TE) Conventions Used in This Guide In this guide, “Windows NT” refers to the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. This guide also uses the following conventions: Convention Meaning...

  • Page 9: Powerstorm 300/Agp Hardware Overview

    The PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller option accelerator module is a single expansion-slot, 32-bit AGP bus graphics option that provides 2D and 3D graphics acceleration for Compaq Professional Workstations running Windows NT. The PowerStorm 300/AGP graphics option includes 16 MB of CDRAM texture memory and is available in an ATX or a full-length NLX form factor.

  • Page 10: Figure 1-1 Powerstorm 300/Agp Graphics Controller Atx Form

    PowerStorm 300/AGP Hardware Overview Table 1-2 provides a matrix of support information for the PowerStorm 300/AGP graphics option. Table 1-2 Compaq PowerStorm 300/AGP Support Matrix System Service Pack O/S Version Compaq Professional Service Pack3 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation AP500 or later...

  • Page 11: Figure 1-2 Powerstorm 300/Agp Graphics Controller Nlx Form

    PowerStorm 300/AGP Hardware Overview Figure 1-2 PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller NLX Form ML014616 Standard 15-pin VGA connector VGA enabled (default) VGA enable/disable jumper VGA disabled PowerStorm 300 Graphics Options Windows NT and Hardware Installation 1–3...

  • Page 12: Connector Pinout

    PowerStorm 300/AGP Hardware Overview 1.3 Connector Pinout Table 1-3 contains a listing of the pins and signals found on the standard 15-pin VGA connector. Table 1-3 Standard 15-Pin VGA Connector Pinout Pin No. Signal RED VIDEO GREEN VIDEO or COMPOSITE SYNC with GREEN VIDEO BLUE VIDEO NC (no connection) GROUND...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    PowerStorm 300/AGP Hardware Overview 1.4 Specifications Table 1-4 lists the specifications for the PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller option. Table 1-4 PowerStorm 300/AGP Graphics Controller Option Specifications Resolution 1280 x 1024 (maximum) @ 85 Hz Color planes 24 bit double buffered Overlay 8 bit, shared with Alpha planes 4 bit, shared with stencil...
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  • Page 15: Powerstorm 300/Pci Hardware Overview

    The PowerStorm 300/PCI Graphics Controller option accelerator module is a single expansion-slot, 32-bit PCI bus graphics option that provides 2D and 3D graphics acceleration for Compaq Professional Workstations running Windows NT. The PowerStorm 300/PCI graphics option includes 16 MB of CDRAM texture memory. This option is described in Table 2-1.

  • Page 16: Figure 2-1 Powerstorm 300/Pci Graphics Controller Option

    PowerStorm 300/PCI Hardware Overview Table 2-2 provides a matrix of support information for the PowerStorm 300/PCI graphics option. Table 2-2 Compaq PowerStorm 300/PCI Support Matrix System Service Pack Minimum BIOS O/S Version DIGITAL Personal Workstation Service Pack3 V5.65 Windows NT 4.0...

  • Page 17: Connector Pinout

    PowerStorm 300/PCI Hardware Overview 2.3 Connector Pinout Table 2-3 lists the pins and signals found on the standard 15-pin VGA connector. Table 2-3 Standard 15-Pin VGA Connector Pinout Pin No. Signal RED VIDEO GREEN VIDEO or COMPOSITE SYNC with GREEN VIDEO BLUE VIDEO NC (no connection) GROUND...

  • Page 18: Specifications

    PowerStorm 300/PCI Hardware Overview 2.4 Specifications Table 2-4 lists the specifications for the PowerStorm 300/PCI Graphics Controller option. Table 2-4 PowerStorm 300/PCI Graphics Controller Option Specifications Resolution 1280 x 1024 (maximum) @ 85 Hz Color planes 24 bit double buffered Overlay 8 bit Stencil planes...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Installation 3.1 Introduction This chapter describes the installation of the PowerStorm 300/AGP and 300/PCI Graphics Controller option hardware and software in a Compaq Professional Workstation system or a DIGITAL Personal Workstation system (DPWS). Topics included in this chapter are: •...

  • Page 20: Hardware Installation

    Installation 3.2 Hardware Installation __________________________ Caution _________________________ If you are installing PowerStorm 300 graphics option hardware and will be upgrading or installing the graphics software drivers only, install the hardware at the end of the procedure (step 17) described in Section 3.3.5. If you will be installing PowerStorm software during a Windows NT upgrade or new installation, install the PowerStorm 300/AGP or 300/PCI graphics option hardware first as described in Section 3.2.2.

  • Page 21: Installing The Option Module

    Installation 3.2.2 Installing the Option Module The following section describes the installation procedure for either the PowerStorm 300/AGP or 300/PCI Graphics Controller option. To install the option, follow these steps: __________________________ Note _____________________________ Before installing the graphics option, check your monitor specification for signal compatibility and supported features offered by the graphics option.

  • Page 22: Software Installation

    Keep this document in case you need to reinstall the PowerStorm 300 software for any reason. 3.3.2 PowerStorm 300 Software Components: The Powerstorm 300 software CD–ROM contains 2D drivers and 3D drivers (the Compaq accelerated OpenGL support). See Table 3-1. Table 3-1 PowerStorm 300 Components on the CD–ROM...

  • Page 23: Before You Begin

    Windows NT according to the Windows NT documentation. During Windows NT installation, a hardware and software component list like the one below is displayed: Computer: Compaq Professional Workstation xxx (xxx = CPU type) Display: VGA Compatible Keyboard: XT, AT, or Enhanced Keyboard (83-104 keys)

  • Page 24: Installing/Upgrading Powerstorm 300 Software Display Drivers

    A status box displays reflecting the progress of the driver installation. 13. When the Compaq PowerStorm 300 files have been copied to your hard disk, a dialog box indicating that the driver was successfully installed is displayed. Choose OK and remove the CD-ROM from the drive.

  • Page 25: Opengl Acceleration

    OpenGL functionality is available with the OpenGL display driver provided on the Microsoft Windows NT CD–ROM. In addition to this generic OpenGL driver, you have access to an optimized OpenGL display driver from Compaq, in the pbxgdacogl.dll file. This driver maximizes the performance of applications that are written with OpenGL, and supports OpenGL Version 1.1 and the OpenGL Utility Library (GLU) Version 1.2.
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  • Page 27: Operation

    Operation 4.1 Introduction This chapter provides information about post-installation tasks and use of the OpenGL display driver. 4.2 After Installation After you have installed the PowerStorm 300 driver, you may need to change the screen resolution and refresh rate, manage buffer swap, or identify the display driver version for troubleshooting purposes.

  • Page 28: Managing Buffer Swap

    Operation 6. Choose Test to verify that the settings work correctly. A test pattern will be displayed on your monitor for about 5 seconds. 7. You will now see the question, "Did you see the test bitmap properly?" If you are satisfied with the video display, choose Yes.

  • Page 29: Identifying The Display Driver Version

    4.2.3 Identifying the Display Driver Version If you encounter a problem with the PowerStorm 300 driver, you can report it to Compaq. When reporting a problem, you must include the version of the driver with your description of the problem.

  • Page 30: Using Opengl Applications

    In addition to a generic OpenGL display driver, Windows NT OpenGL includes a mechanism by which OpenGL rendering can be performed by vendor-supplied display drivers. Compaq provides such an OpenGL display driver in the PowerStorm 300 Software product. This driver takes advantage of hardware features that improve rendering performance and quality, and is used with the PowerStorm 300 graphics device.

  • Page 31: Table 4-1 Intel Supported Pixel Formats On Powerstorm 300 Device

    Operation Table 4-1 Intel Supported Pixel Formats on PowerStorm 300 Device Pixel Format Pixel Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double Buffered Stereo Draw to Window Draw to Pixmap Swap Layer Buffers Support GDI Support OpenGL Support Overlays (*) Generic Format Need Palette Need System Palette Color Bits...

  • Page 32: Performance Considerations

    Operation 4.3.2.2 Performance Considerations The PowerStorm 300 device accelerates virtually all OpenGL Version 1.1 operations from the rasterization stage through the remainder of the OpenGL pipeline. However, some aspects of OpenGL use can affect performance as described in the following sections. 4.3.2.2.1 Texture Mapping Several aspects of texture mapping can affect application performance.

  • Page 33: Overlay Planes

    Operation 4.3.2.2.2 Overlay Planes The PowerStorm 300 provides hardware support for 2-bit double-buffered overlay planes. Note that for performance reasons, not all pixel formats support overlay planes. If you do not require overlay planes, selecting a pixel format without overlay support will ensure maximum performance.

  • Page 34: Table 4-2 Alpha Supported Pixel Formats On Powerstorm 300 Device

    Operation Table 4-2 Alpha Supported Pixel Formats on PowerStorm 300 Device Pixel Format Pixel Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double Buffered Stereo Draw to Window Draw to Bitmap Support GDI Support OpenGL Generic Pixel Format Need Palette Need System Palette Swap Exchange Swap Copy Swap Layer Buffers...
  • Page 35 Operation Table 4-1 Alpha Supported Pixel Formats on PowerStorm 300 Device (cont.) Pixel Format Pixel Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double Buffered Stereo Draw to Window Draw to Bitmap Support GDI Support OpenGL Generic Pixel Format Need Palette Need System Palette Swap Exchange Swap Copy Swap Layer Buffers...

  • Page 36: Performance Considerations

    Operation 4.3.3.2 Performance Considerations The PowerStorm 300 device accelerates virtually all OpenGL Version 1.1 operations from the rasterization stage through the remainder of the OpenGL pipeline. However, some aspects of OpenGL use can affect performance as described in the following sections. 4.3.3.2.1 Texture Mapping Several aspects of texture mapping can affect application performance.

  • Page 37: Overlay Planes

    Operation • Blending, using a destination alpha value The application needs an alpha buffer if it calls the glBlendFunc function with one of the following values: – DST_ALPHA – ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA – ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR – SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE In conformance with OpenGL, glReadPixels returns 1.0 for all alpha values, and OpenGL uses 1.0 for all destination alpha values when computing blending factors.

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